25th Anniversary Team: Softball

Raiders Land Four on Patriot League Anniversary Squad

Official Patriot League Release

HAMILTON – The Patriot League celebrates its 25th Anniversary during the 2015-16 season, and coverage begins with this month's announcement of 25-member anniversary teams.

The teams are being presented in a three-week period from Aug. 10-28, with squads for the following sports: men and women's basketball, men and women's soccer, men and women's lacrosse, field hockey, volleyball, baseball, softball, men and women's cross country, men and women's swimming and diving, men and women's tennis, men and women's track and field and men's golf. Each school that participates in a sport cast a vote for the teams, selecting 25 former student-athletes to fill out each list of honorees.

A football team was selected in 2011 when that sport celebrated its 25th anniversary.

The 13th installment of the Patriot League's 25th Anniversary teams features softball. Colgate placed four former student-athletes on the squad. Brief bios for each of the Raider selections can be found below.

Dorothy Donaldson \| Outfielder \| Lakeland, Fla. \| 2002-05 Four-time All-Patriot League selection (First Team, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) Patriot League Softball Player of the Year (2004) Four-Time Mid-Atlantic Region Team (First Team, 2004), (Second Team, 2005, 2003, 2002) Patriot League Softball Rookie of the Year (2002) All-ECAC Honorable Mention (2003) Three-Time Team Captain (2003-05) First all-time in Colgate's records book with 39 career home runs Second in career batting average with a mark of .386 and in total bases with 359 Tied for third with 120 career runs, with 202 career hits and with 126 career RBIs Tied for fourth with 34 career doubles Ninth in career at-bats with 523
Melissa Rawson \| First Base \| Palmdale, Calif. \| 2000-03 Four-time All-Patriot League selection (First Team, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) Player of the Year (2003) Mid-Atlantic Region Team (First Team, 2003), (Second Team, 2000) All-ECAC (Second Team, 2003), (Honorable Mention, 2001) Currently leads Colgate in career runs with 143, hits with 223, doubles with 47 and in total bases with 376 Second all-time in career RBIs with 127 Third in career batting average with a mark of .383, in career at-bats with 582, and in career home runs with 30 Tied for fourth in career triples with eight
Tara McGoff \| Pitcher/Outfielder \| Binghamton, N.Y. \| 1996-99 Patriot League All-Decade Team (1990-99) Four-time All-Patriot League selection (First Team, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999) Two-Time Patriot League Pitcher of the Year (1997, 1998) Team Captain (1999) Currently leads Colgate in career wins with 59, in career complete games with 89, and in career strikeouts with 476 Second all-time in career ERA with a mark of 1.74 and in career shutouts with 16 11th in career doubles with 26, 12th in career hits with 145, 13th in career total bases with 198, 15th in career at-bats with 501, and tied for 18th all-time in career runs with 74 Made a program-high 116 appearances and 744 innings pitched throughout career
Natalie Rawson \| Second Base/First Base/Catcher \| Palmdale, Calif. \| 2002-05 Four-time All-Patriot League selection (First Team, 2004, 2003), (Second Team, 2005, 2002) Mid-Atlantic Region Team (First Team, 2004), (Second Team, 2003) Team Captain (2004) Currently leads Colgate in career RBIs with 130 Sits second all-time in career home runs with 32 and third in career doubles and total bases with 35 and 304, respectively Fifth in career runs with 109, Seventh in career hits with 169, 12th in career at-bats with 519 and tied for 12th all-time in career batting average with a mark of .326

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Dorothy Donaldson \| Outfielder \| Lakeland, Fla. \| 2002-05 Four-time All-Patriot League selection (First Team, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) Patriot League Softball Player of the Year (2004) Four-Time Mid-Atlantic Region Team (First Team, 2004), (Second Team, 2005, 2003, 2002) Patriot League Softball Rookie of the Year (2002) All-ECAC Honorable Mention (2003) Three-Time Team Captain (2003-05) First all-time in Colgate's records book with 39 career home runs Second in career batting average with a mark of .386 and in total bases with 359 Tied for third with 120 career runs, with 202 career hits and with 126 career RBIs Tied for fourth with 34 career doubles Ninth in career at-bats with 523
Melissa Rawson \| First Base \| Palmdale, Calif. \| 2000-03 Four-time All-Patriot League selection (First Team, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003) Player of the Year (2003) Mid-Atlantic Region Team (First Team, 2003), (Second Team, 2000) All-ECAC (Second Team, 2003), (Honorable Mention, 2001) Currently leads Colgate in career runs with 143, hits with 223, doubles with 47 and in total bases with 376 Second all-time in career RBIs with 127 Third in career batting average with a mark of .383, in career at-bats with 582, and in career home runs with 30 Tied for fourth in career triples with eight
Tara McGoff \| Pitcher/Outfielder \| Binghamton, N.Y. \| 1996-99 Patriot League All-Decade Team (1990-99) Four-time All-Patriot League selection (First Team, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999) Two-Time Patriot League Pitcher of the Year (1997, 1998) Team Captain (1999) Currently leads Colgate in career wins with 59, in career complete games with 89, and in career strikeouts with 476 Second all-time in career ERA with a mark of 1.74 and in career shutouts with 16 11th in career doubles with 26, 12th in career hits with 145, 13th in career total bases with 198, 15th in career at-bats with 501, and tied for 18th all-time in career runs with 74 Made a program-high 116 appearances and 744 innings pitched throughout career
Natalie Rawson \| Second Base/First Base/Catcher \| Palmdale, Calif. \| 2002-05 Four-time All-Patriot League selection (First Team, 2004, 2003), (Second Team, 2005, 2002) Mid-Atlantic Region Team (First Team, 2004), (Second Team, 2003) Team Captain (2004) Currently leads Colgate in career RBIs with 130 Sits second all-time in career home runs with 32 and third in career doubles and total bases with 35 and 304, respectively Fifth in career runs with 109, Seventh in career hits with 169, 12th in career at-bats with 519 and tied for 12th all-time in career batting average with a mark of .326